Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

…

That day, we got Ella enrolled in school. The school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick would make sure that Ella was prepared.

bed I simply couldn’t stop beaming over the fact that Edrick was going to let Ella start going to school. Ella hadn’t stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her get so excited over school, and I was glad that Edrick had made the right decision after all. Even though I knew

that wasn’t the only thing that was on my

so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that

after my shower, drying my hair with a towel, I could tell instantly from the thoughtful look on Edrick’s face that he was dealing with an internal dilemma as well. He was leaning on the balcony railing and looking out over the city, and when I came out, he

said, walking up

was thinking about: he was worried about Ella. He didn’t like the idea of sending her to school every

“You’re worried about her.”

so,” he replied, almost as though he

sighed and leaned on the balcony railing next to him. The city was bustling as always, and it would never stop. Even though the walk to Ella’s new school wasn’t very far and was a nice walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after all. Anything could happen, and I understood why Edrick was scared. Even the paparazzi alone were bad enough, not including the danger of

little, and she would of course need to be chaperoned both two and from school until she was at least a few years older. But I also knew that having her away from the penthouse during the day, when

to worry so much. And it’s in a safe neighborhood, and

was silent for a few moments before licking his lips and answering. “Teachers and staff can be dangerous, too,” he replied. His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the time, but it didn’t mean that he should spend the rest of his life worrying. For all we knew, someone

did, after all, have a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I did

apply,” I said. “Then I can be with Ella all day in

then slowly turned to look at me. I knew that he had been thinking the same thing when we were touring the school together earlier that day, but it seemed as though he didn’t think that I would actually be serious about

belly. “Won’t it be too much for you,

but it’s not like taking care of Ella is a chore in the slightest. Besides… With Ella at school, I won’t have much to do during the day anymore.

he asked. “Won’t it be stressful to start working and then have to take maternity leave just a few months

have Selina, and the maids, and

I’m… sorry if it seems like I’m trying to talk you out of it.